1 Peter 1:20
He was chosen before the world was created, but he was revealed in these last days for your benefit.
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19You were set free by the costly blood of Christ, who was like a lamb with no flaw or defect.
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Proverbs 8:23I was formed a long time ago, at the first, before the world began.
Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers when he said to Abraham, ‘From your descendants all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Romans 16:25Now to him who can make you strong Through the good news I share and the message of Jesus Christ, According to the mystery of truth that has been revealed, The mystery of truth, hidden for eternity,
Ephesians 1:4just as he chose us to be in him before the beginning of this world, so that in love we could be holy and without fault before him.
Ephesians 3:9and to help everyone see the purpose of the mystery which from the very beginning was hidden in God who made everything.
Colossians 1:26This is the mystery that was hidden down through the ages and for many generations, but it's now been revealed to God's people.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 1:14-24
Sobriety and Holiness; Exhortation to Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 66.) 13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of… Read the whole commentary →